Bardon Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.70890, -1.32484
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
16,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,145 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Magpie · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Small Copper · Gatekeeper · Dingy Skipper · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue +47
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- HornetVespa crabro
- Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata
Brown Rollrim · False Chanterelle · Birch Milkcap · Beefsteak Fungus · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. +1
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Great Willowherb · Common Spotted-orchid · Bell Heather · Devil's-bit Scabious · Climbing Corydalis +17
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Euphrasia officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,145 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Magpie · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Small Copper · Gatekeeper · Dingy Skipper · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue +47
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- HornetVespa crabro
- Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata
Brown Rollrim · False Chanterelle · Birch Milkcap · Beefsteak Fungus · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. +1
- Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Birch MilkcapLactarius tabidus
- Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Great Willowherb · Common Spotted-orchid · Bell Heather · Devil's-bit Scabious · Climbing Corydalis +17
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Euphrasia officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia officinalis
SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanum